Four For Trane
by Archie Shepp
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Archie Shepp bestography
Four For Trane is ranked 9th best out of 20 albums by Archie Shepp on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Archie Shepp is Attica Blues which is ranked number 8139 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 155.
(N.B. Bestographies include all albums by an artist (and their variations), but do not include albums ranked outside the top 100,000).
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Four For Trane track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 75 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Four For Trane rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 5 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | martintho | Top 42 Music Albums of 1965 | 42/42 | 0 |
| 2026 | PurpleHazel | Top 39 Music Albums of 1965 | 17/39 | 3 |
| 2026 |  AAL2014 | Top 50 Music Albums of 1965 | 39/50 | 1 |
| 2026 |  RockyRaccoon | Top 40 Music Albums of 1965 | 29/40 | 2 |
| 2026 | stangetzaway | Top 19 Music Albums of 1965 | 16/19 | 1 |
| 2026 | RockyRaccoon | Jazz #201-300 | 74/100 | - |
| 2025 | Johnnyo | Albums of the year 1964 by Acclaimed Music | 21/26 | - |
| 2025 | WayneMC | Top 100 Music Albums of 1965 | 41/100 | 3 |
| 2025 | TodFitz | Top 100 Music Albums of 1965 | 99/100 | 0 |
| 2025 | Johnnyo | Greatest albums of 1965 by U R C | 45/47 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 22 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 15 | |||
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Four For Trane ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 05/22/2026 23:20 | PapaShiz86 | 11,805 | 79/100 |
| ! | 05/24/2025 12:49 | duelek | 2,219 | 75/100 |
| ! | 08/13/2024 13:43 | AAL2014 | 4,339 | 75/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 71.7/100, a mean average of 71.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 71.4/100. The standard deviation for this album is 12.1.
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AAL2014 TOP 100 COMMENTER 08/13/2024 22:37 | #304750
There’s a pretty interesting back story to this album that you can find on the record’s Wikipedia page. I tend to find that a little more interesting than the album itself.
This is mostly the Giant Steps album done by Archie Shepp’s group. It’s good, but lacking compared to Coltrane’s original recordings. Shepp’s original at the end of the album is very good however. (Edited)
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